US-Iran War Live Updates: A fragile truce between the United States and Iran hung in the balance Sunday after US forces said they struck Iranian targets in another tit-for-tat response to attacks on shipping in the vital Strait of Hormuz.
The clashes brought new tension to the negotiating process meant to end a war launched by the United States and Israel at the end of February. They also underlined the risks still facing one of the world's most important sea lanes for oil and other commodities.
US Central Command, or CENTCOM, said it hit "multiple targets in Iran."
This, CENTCOM said, was in response to an Iranian drone attack on the Panama-flagged oil tanker "Kiku," which was carrying some two million barrels of crude.
The US military said the latest response targeted "surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities, and minelayer capabilities."
Iranian media reported several explosions in Sirik and Qeshm areas, in southern Iran.
Here Are Live Updates On US-Iran War And Peace Deal:
US-Iran War: US Strikes Iran Again After Panama-flagged Tanker Attack, Trump Says They Will Never Learn, Middle East, Kuwait Bahrain Sirens
The United States struck multiple targets inside Iran for a second straight night on Saturday after Tehran allegedly attacked another oil tanker passing through the Strait of Hormuz, bringing new tension to the negotiating process meant to end a war and pushing the already fragile ceasefire to the edge of collapse. Read more
Iran Launches Drone And Missile Strikes On Bahrain, Kuwait Following US Attacks
Iran launched drone and missile attacks Sunday targeting Bahrain and Kuwait in response to US airstrikes that hit the Islamic Republic, and threatened a "complete halt" in negotiations to end the war if Washington continues its attacks.
Efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz without Iran's direct oversight sparked the crossfire now gripping the region and have imperiled negotiations for a lasting ceasefire. A multinational maritime body overseen by the U.S. Navy said Saturday that it would expand a route near Oman for both inbound and outbound traffic, setting up a new flashpoint with Tehran.
The global community has long considered the strait an international passageway, despite its sitting in Iran and Oman's territorial waters. In recent days, Iran has twice attacked vessels going through a route on the Omani side of the strait backed by a United Nations agency. (Associated Press)
Israel Says Soldier Killed In Southern lebanon Fighting
The Israeli military said a soldier was killed on Sunday in fighting in southern Lebanon, two days after Israel and Lebanon signed an agreement aimed at ending hostilities.
Captain David Hazutt, 21, a platoon commander "fell in combat" in southern Lebanon, the military said.
His death brings Israel's military losses to 38 soldiers and one civilian contractor since the war between Israel and Hezbollah erupted in early March. (AFP)
Iran Calls For Security Framework With Gulf Countries
Iran's foreign minister called on Sunday for the establishment of a security framework with Gulf countries, after Iranian strikes against US bases in the Gulf in retaliation for American attacks.
"We should reach a new framework that includes all countries in the region and without the presence or interference of any country from outside the region," Abbas Araghchi said at a news conference on a visit to Iraqi capital Baghdad.
(AFP)
Iran Warns Any Challenge To Hormuz Strait Will 'Increase Tensions'
Iran's foreign minister warned on Sunday that any challenge to the country's control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz would increase tensions despite ongoing peace negotiations to end the Middle East war.
"Any attempt to adopt new or separate arrangements compared to what is underway by the Islamic Republic of Iran, will only lead to more complicated situations and delays in the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and will increase the tensions, as we witnessed in the past two nights," Abbas Araghchi said at a news conference on a visit to Iraqi capital Baghdad.
Tehran's top diplomat called on all parties to "adhere to the memorandum of understanding and not to allow this MoU to deviate from its course" after both sides traded attacks in recent days.
(AFP)
Israel Damaged Heritage Sites Across South Lebanon: Minister
A crown was blown off an ancient column in a UNESCO-listed site in Lebanon's port city of Tyre. A pilgrimage site for Muslims and Christians alike was destroyed in another southern town. Israeli strikes pummelled the Mamluk-era market in the city of Nabatieh and troops razed centuries-old Lebanese border towns.
Israel's nearly four-month air and ground campaign that it says was targeting Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah has damaged or destroyed revered heritage sites across southern Lebanon, Lebanese Culture Minister Ghassan Salame told Reuters.
Despite a ceasefire that took hold a week ago, authorities have yet to build a full picture of the damage as Israeli troops still occupy a zone about 10 km (6.2 miles) deep into Lebanon that is off-limits to Lebanese, Salame said.
(Reuters)
Lebanon State Media Reports Israeli Strike On South
The Lebanese state news agency reported a new Israeli attack on southern Lebanon on Sunday, two days after the countries signed an agreement to pave the way to peace talks.
"An Israeli warplane carried out an airstrike targeting the outskirts of the towns of Deir Seryan and Taybeh in southern Lebanon," Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported.
(AFP)
Iran Says Determined To Defend Sovereignty Against US Aggression
Iran said on Sunday it was determined to defend its sovereignty after the latest US strikes on the country, as a fragile truce in the Middle East war hung in the balance.
"Iran strongly condemns the airstrikes by the terrorist US army on several monitoring and surveillance facilities on the southern coast of the country in the early hours of Sunday," the Iranian foreign ministry said in a statement, adding that it "stresses its determination to defend Iran's national sovereignty" against US attacks.
Iran and the United States have accused each other of violating their truce, straining negotiations meant to end the Middle East war.
(AFP)
Kuwait Condemns New Iranian Attack On Its Territory
Kuwait's foreign ministry denounced on Sunday a new Iranian attack on its territory, after Tehran said it had launched strikes against US bases in the Gulf in retaliation for American attacks.
The ministry said in a statement that it "expresses its condemnation and denunciation of... in the strongest terms, the recurrence of Iran's heinous aggression against the State of Kuwait, the latest of which was at dawn today, in a flagrant violation of its sovereignty."
Israel Army Says Killed 'Armed Terrorists' In Southern Syria
The Israeli military said Sunday it killed several "armed terrorists" a day earlier in southern Syria.
"Yesterday (Saturday), IDF soldiers eliminated several armed terrorists in the Security Zone in southern Syria," it said in a statement.
The Israeli army has occupied what it calls a "security zone" in southern Syria since late 2024 and said it would remain in place there "in order to remove any threat to Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers".
(AFP)
Kuwait, Bahrain Say Iran Targeted Them With Drone, Missile Strikes
Bahrain and Kuwait said Sunday that Iran targeted their nations with drone and missile fire overnight after new US airstrikes hit Iran.
The new crossfire in the Persian Gulf further strains the initial deal that Iran and the United States struck in an effort to find a permanent end to the war.
Both Bahrain and Kuwait denounced the Iranian attacks, though it wasn't clear what, if anything, had been hit.
The US military's Central Command said it struck Iranian military "surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities and minelayer capabilities" following an attack on a ship at sea early Saturday morning.
That ship, the Panamanian-flagged tanker Kiku, was carrying crude oil for the state-run energy company of Qatar, a key mediator between Iran and the US.
(AFP)
Air Raid Siren Sounded For A Second Time In Bahrain
Air raid sirens sounded for a second time in Bahrain on Sunday, the Interior Ministry said.
Iran announced earlier that it had launched strikes against the US Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain and another base in Kuwait, in retaliation for US strikes on its territory.
"The siren has been sounded... Citizens and residents are urged to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place," the Interior Ministry said on X.
(AFP)
Iran Guards Say Strikes Against Kuwait, Bahrain In Retaliation
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that it carried out strikes against Kuwait and Bahrain in retaliation for US attacks on Iranian territory, warning any further aggression would be met with a "crushing response".
Iran and the United States have both accused the other of violating their fragile ceasefire, straining negotiations meant to end the Middle East war.
The Guards "destroyed eight important US military facilities at the Ali al-Salem base in Kuwait and at the Fifth Fleet naval base in Port Salman in Bahrain," they said in a statement.
"Any enemy aggression, whatever the pretext, even against insignificant targets... will have a crushing response," the Guards added.
A memorandum of understanding was reached in mid-June under Pakistan's mediation, aimed at putting a lasting end to the war.
(AFP)
US Military Says It Struck 10 Targets In Iran
The US military said Saturday it had struck 10 targets in Iran at President Donald Trump's direction, continuing a string of attacks that have shaken the war's uneasy ceasefire.
US Central Command, in a post to social media, said that US military aircraft targeted Iranian military "surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities, and minelayer capabilities" following an attack on a merchant vessel early on Saturday morning. It later specified the strikes involved 10 Iranian military targets at multiple locations in and near the Strait of Hormuz.
The ongoing strikes in the Persian Gulf show the danger of the Iran war again spinning out of control, even after Iran and the US reached an interim deal to try and agree on a final accord to end the conflict.
(AP)
Trump Threatens To Annihilate Iran After New Exchange Of Attacks
US President Donald Trump said Saturday that Iran would "no longer exist" if the United States is "forced" to resume the war, as he accused Tehran of violating a ceasefire.
The threat came after US forces said they struck "multiple" Iranian targets Saturday in another tit-for-tat response to attacks on shipping in the vital Strait of Hormuz.
"United States aircraft just struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations, and coastal radar sites, for violating the Cease Fire Agreement, AGAIN!" Trump wrote on Truth Social.
"There may come a point when we are no longer able to be reasonable, and will be forced to militarily complete the job that we very successfully started. If that happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist!" Trump wrote.
(AFP)
'Blatant Violation': Ro Khanna Warns Trump, Threatens Court Action Over Strikes
These strikes are a blatant violation of the War Powers Resolution that we passed.
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) June 27, 2026
Trump must stop this war now — or we will take him to court to compel him to do so. https://t.co/DaCp96I09b
Live: Israeli Strike In South Lebanon Kills 1
Israeli strike in south Lebanon kills one, health ministry says. (AFP)
US-Iran Strikes Updates: Israeli Strikes Reported In Lebanon
Lebanon state media reports Israeli strikes in south. (AFP)
US-Iran War, Trump, Vance: Video: US Releases Footage Of Strikes On Iran Over Hormuz Ship Drone Attack, Then A Warning By Tehran
The US said the strikes on Iran were a "powerful response" to Tehran's attack on a commercial ship in Strait of Hormuz on June 25.
US-Iran Strikes Updates: Hezbollah Says Israel-Lebanon Deal "Huge Blunder"
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem condemned the US-Israel-Lebanon framework agreement on Saturday, saying it is a major mistake by the government and that his group deems it null and void.
The agreement -- which includes a pilot effort in which Lebanese soldiers take control of two areas currently occupied by Israel, as well as a process aimed at disarming Hezbollah -- was signed in Washington on Friday after five rounds of talks.
"The framework agreement in Washington is humiliating, shameful, and a surrender of sovereignty. This agreement is null and void, and the provisions of the Iranian-American memorandum of understanding must be implemented," Qassem said in a statement, referring to the deal to end the broader Middle East war, which includes a ceasefire in Lebanon. (AFP)
US-Iran Strikes Updates: Israel Says Carried Out Strikes In Southern Lebanon
The Israeli military said it carried out an airstrike on Saturday targeting suspected militants in the Nabatieh area of southern Lebanon, the first such attack since Washington announced a framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon.
An Israeli military spokeswoman told AFP that the strike targeted "suspected terrorists who posted a threat to IDF soldiers" in the Nabatieh area. (AFP)
Oil Tanker Hit By "Unknown Projectile" In Hormuz As Iran, US Exchange Fire
An oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz was struck and damaged by an "unidentified projectile", British maritime security agency UKMTO said on Saturday, following the first exchange of fire between the US and Iran since their deal to end the Middle East war.
US-Iran Strikes Updates: Iran Accuses US Of Violating Peace Deal
Iran on Saturday accused the United States of violating the peace deal agreed to end the Middle East war, after Washington launched strikes on Iranian territory and Tehran responded with attacks on US targets in the Gulf.
The trading of fire, which came after Washington accused Tehran of attacking a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz earlier in the week, raised questions about efforts to keep the crucial waterway open while both sides negotiate a broader, final deal.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the latest American strikes, against Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar positions, were a response to "unwarranted aggression against commercial shipping by Iranian forces" that "clearly violated the ceasefire".
But Iran lashed out at the attacks after its Revolutionary Guards launched its own retaliatory strikes.
"These brutal attacks, which targeted Iranian coastal surveillance facilities, are a blatant violation" of the memorandum of understanding to end the war, the Iranian foreign ministry said. (AFP)
Bahrain Says Targeted By Several Iranian Drones
Bahrain's foreign ministry has said that it had been targeted by several Iranian drones, accusing Tehran of sabotaging peace efforts.
The ministry expressed Bahrain's "strongest condemnation of the targeting of its territory at dawn this Saturday by several Iranian drones, in flagrant violation of its sovereignty", saying Iran's attacks were "sabotaging peace efforts".
Iran Accuses US Of "Blatant Violation" Of Peace Deal
Iran has accused the US of a "blatant violation" of the peace deal reached between the two sides to end the Middle East war after the latest American strikes on the country.
"These brutal attacks, which targeted Iranian coastal surveillance facilities, are a blatant violation" of the memorandum of understanding to end the war, the Iranian foreign ministry said in a statement.
Video: US Releases Footage Of Strikes On Iran
The US has released a 37-second video of the strikes on Iran.
https://t.co/CckXLJSpah pic.twitter.com/NoMQ7cNtN5
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) June 27, 2026
US-Iran Strikes Updates: "Foolish Ceasefire Violation," Says Trump
US President Donald Trump slammed Iran for the drone attack, calling it a "foolish" violation of the ceasefire.
"One of the Drones solidly hit the upper deck of a large and very expensive Cargo Carrying Ship" while three others were shot down, he posted on his Truth Social platform.
"Obviously, this is a foolish violation of our Ceasefire Agreement," he said.
"Violence Will Be Met With Violence": JD Vance
US Vice President JD Vance warned Iran it will face "violence" if it carries out any further attacks.
"Iran signed a ceasefire agreement. We have honored it. If they have disagreements about how the MOU is being applied, they can pick up the phone. But violence will be met with violence," he posted on X, referring to the memorandum of understanding meant to stop nearly four months of war in the Middle East.
Iran signed a ceasefire agreement. We have honored it. If they have disagreements about how the MOU is being applied, they can pick up the phone.
— JD Vance (@JDVance) June 26, 2026
But violence will be met with violence. https://t.co/VWnBS1PWaV
US-Iran War Live Updates: US Slams Iran's "Unwarranted Aggression"
US Central Command said the American strikes against Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar positions were a response to "unwarranted aggression against commercial shipping by Iranian forces" that "clearly violated the ceasefire."
"US aircraft struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites after Iran hit M/V Ever Lovely on June 25 with a one-way attack drone. The Singapore-flagged cargo ship was exiting the Strait of Hormuz along the Omani coast at the time of Iran's attack," the Central Command said in a statement.
"The unwarranted aggression against commercial shipping by Iranian forces clearly violated the ceasefire. Furthermore, Iran's dangerous behavior undermined freedom of navigation as commerce increasingly flows through the vital international trade corridor," the statement read.
They said the American forces continue to provide "safe passage coordination and support" to commercial vessels transiting Hormuz, where a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas supplies typically passes.
"The US military remains present and vigilant to ensure all aspects of the agreement with Iran are adhered to, obeyed, and in full force and effect," the Central Command added.
US-Iran War Live Updates: US, Iran Trade New Strikes
The United States and Iran have traded strikes after Washington accused Tehran of attacking a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. US Central Command said the strikes were a "powerful response" to an attack on a commercial ship, M/V Ever Lovely, on June 25.
